AFI TV Awards
- Allison Janney, AFI Actor of the Year - Female � Series (nominated)
- AFI Series of the Year (nominated)

ALMA Awards
- Martin Sheen, Outstanding Actor in a Television Series (nominated)

American Society of Cinematographers
- Thomas Del Ruth, Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episodic TV Series � for "Bartlet for America" (won)

Art Directors Guild
- Ken Hardy, Excellence in Production Award, Television, Episode of a Single-Camera Series � for "Bartlet for America" (nominated)

Casting Society of America
- Anthony Supelveda and Barbara Miller (executive), Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic (nominated)

Directors Guild of America
- Paris Barclay, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' � Night � for "Indians in the Lobby" (nominated)
- Thomas Schlamme, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' � Night � for "Two Cathedrals" (nominated)

Emmy Awards
- Aaron Sorkin (executive producer), Thomas Schlamme (executive producer), John Wells (executive producer), Kevin Falls (co-executive producer), Chris Misiano (supervising producer), Alex Graves (supervising producer), Llewellyn Wells (producer), Michael Hissrich (producer) and Kristin Harms (producer), Outstanding Drama Series (won)
- Allison Janney, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (won)
- John Spencer, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (won)
- Stockard Channing, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (won)
- Kevin Hardy (production designer) and Ellen Totleben (set decorator), Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series � for "Manchester", part two (nominated)
- Anthony Sepulveda and Barbara Miller, Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series (nominated)
- Thomas Del Ruth (director of photography), Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series � for "Bartlet for America" (nominated)
- Paris Barclay, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series � for "Indians in the Lobby" (nominated)
- Alex Graves, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series � for "Posse Comitus" (nominated)
- Mark Harmon, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series � as Simon Donovan (nominated)
- Tim Matheson, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series � as Vice President John Hoynes (nominated)
- Ron Silver, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series � as Bruno Gianelli (nominated)
- Martin Sheen, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (nominated)
- Lauren A. Schaffer (editor), Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series � for "Bartlet for America" (nominated)
- Janet Ashikaga (editor), Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series � for "100,000 Airplanes" (nominated)
- Richard Schiff, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (nominated)
- Dule Hill, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (nominated)
- Bradley Whitford, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (nominated)
- Janel Moloney, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (nominated)
- Mary-Louise Parker, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (nominated)
- Aaron Sorkin, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series � for "Posse Comitus" (nominated)

Golden Globes
- Bradley Whitford, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (nominated)
- Martin Sheen, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series � Drama (nominated)
- Allison Janney, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (nominated)
- Best Television Series � Drama (nominated)

Golden Satellite Awards
- Martin Sheen, Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama (nominated)
- Best Television Series, Drama (nominated)

Humanitas Prize
- Aaron Sorkin, Humanitas Prize, 60 Minute Category � for "Two Cathedrals" (tied with Lukas Reiter and David E. Kelley for The Practice)

Image Awards
- Dule Hill, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (nominated)

Motion Picture Sound Editors
- Golden Reel Award, Best Sound Editing in Television - Dialogue and A.D.R., Episodic unknown � for "Manchester", part 2 (nominated)

PGA Golden Laurels Awards
- Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Michael Hissrich, Alex Graves, Chris Misiano and Llewellyn Wells, Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic � Drama (won)

Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Allison Janney, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (won)
- Martin Sheen, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (won)
- Stockard Channing, Dule Hill, Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Joshua Malina, Janel Moloney, Mary-Louise Parker, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, Lily Tomlin, Bradley Whitford, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (won)
- Stockard Channing, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (nominated)

Television Critics Association Awards
- Martin Sheen, Individual Achievement in Drama (nominated)

Writers Guild of America
- Aaron Sorkin and Paul Redford, WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama � for "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail" (nominated)
- Aaron Sorkin, WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama � for "Two Cathedrals" (nominated)